Language exercise book with extracts from different stories about the sea from such authors as Mark Twain, James Gould Cozzens and Norman Raine.

The Cricket on the Heart

1958

A play adaptation of the “The Chricket on the Heart” by Charles Dickens

The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Ambush

1966

An extract adopted by MOL.

Adamson, Joy

Born Free

1980

A true and moving story about a lion cub raised in captivity and released in the wild. The book is illustrated with photographs from author’s personal collection.

Wyndham, John

Chocky

Many children have imaginary friends but one father becomes rather concerned that his son, Matthew, is a bit old to have one. His concerns deepen as his son becomes increasingly distressed and blames it on arguments with this unseen companion. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the friend is far from imaginary, but is an alien consciousness communicating with Matthew’s mind – a fact that is of intense interest to shadowy government forces. Chocky reveals that it is a scout sent from its home planet in search of new planets to colonise. Chocky, talking “through” Matthew, explains to his father, that in saving Matthew from a recent accident it has violated the rules of its scout mission and must end its link with him completely.

Capote, Truman

The Grass Harp

1974

The novel tells the story of an orphaned boy and two elderly ladies who observe life from a tree. The story begins with Collin losing his parents and moving in with his aunts Dolly and Verena. Dolly is famous for her medicine, which she makes by going out into the woods and randomly picking plants. After an argument between the aunts, Dolly, Collin and their live-in servant Catherine go into the forest and decide to live in a tree house.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

In autumn 1943, the narrator becomes friends with a country girl turned New York socialite Holly (an “American geisha”). The two are tenants in a brownstone apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Holly (age 18–19) has no job and she lives by socializing with wealthy men, who take her to clubs and restaurants, and give her money and expensive presents; she hopes to marry one of them. Holly likes to shock people with stories from her personal life and her viewpoints on various topics.

Christie, Agatha

Five Little Pigs

1979

Detective fiction. 16 years after Caroline Crale has been convicted of the murder of her husband, her daughter approaches Poirot to investigate the case. Poirot embarks optimistically upon an unprecedented challenge, but soon fears that the case may be just as cut and dried as it had originally appeared.

Christie, Agatha

Short Stories

2001

A language exercise book with excerpts from 9 different novels.

Haggard, H. Rider

King Solomon’s Mines

1885

Allan Quatermain, an adventurer and white hunter based in South Africa, is approached by aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis, seeking help for finding his brother, who was last seen travelling north into the unexplored interior on a quest for the fabled King Solomon’s Mines. Quatermain has a mysterious map purporting to lead to the mines, but had never taken it seriously. However, he agrees to lead an expedition in return for a share of the treasure, or a stipend for his son if he is killed along the way. He has little hope they will return alive, but dying in this manner at least ensures that his son will be provided for. They also take along a mysterious native, Umbopa, who seems more regal, handsome and well-spoken than most porters of his class, but who is very anxious to join the party.

A story of a young man who tries to find a proper burial place for his wife, who he married in defiance of his family, his community and his church. He carries his wife’s body through a long and tracherous trip while the resting place at the church is unsure. In the course of his search, the young man grows into manhood and discovers the true magnitude of his love and learns how to understand, accept and finally aid a community that had not understood him.

Thor, Brad

Path of the Assassin

2003

After rescuing the President from kidnappers, Navy SEAL turned Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath shifts his attentions to rooting out, capturing, or killing all those responsible for the plot.

Singh, Simon

Big Bang. The most important scientific discovery of all time and why you need to know about it

2004

The book discusses how different theories of the universe evolved, along with a personal look at the people involved.

Stack, Steve

It is Just You, Everything’s not Shit. A Guide to All Things Nice

2007

A guide to all the things that make life great

Irvine, Ian

Alchymist. The Well of echoes

2003

The Node has failed, rendering humanity’s battle clankers and the Aachim’s constructs useless. With the battle lost, hordes of alien Lyrinx are swarming from the tar pits of Snizort, intending to fall upon the survivors and destroy them to the last man.

Lewis, C. S.

That Hideous Strenght

1986

The last book of “Space Thrilogy”

Lewis, C. S.

The Chronicles of Narnia. The Silver Chair

1953

NARNIA… Where giants wreak havoc… Where evil weaves a spell… Where enchantment rules. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends are sent to rescue a prince held captive. But their mission to Underland brings them face-to-face with an evil more beautiful and more deadly than they ever expected.

Lewis, C. S.

The Chronicles of Narnia. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

1952

NARNIA… Where a dragon awakens… Where stars walk the earth… Where anything can happen. A king and some unexpected companions embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther from charted waters, they discover that their quest is more than they imagined and that the world’s end is only the beginning.

Cashore, Kristin

Bitterblue. A Graceling Realm Book: Companion To Fire

2012

When Queen Bitterblue took the throne of Monsea, she was a child, and her advisers ran the kingdom for her. Now she is beginning to question theyr decisions, especially how they handle the legacy of her father.

O’Brien, Meg

Crimson Rain

2002

Paul and Gina Bradley did all they could to create the perfect family. When they discover they could not have children of theyr own, they adopted twin girls. But something was terribly wrong.

Di Canio, Judy

Belowed Warrior

1999

Jennifer wasn’t looking for a hearo, just a boarder to help make end meet. But Dar was lager-than-life in every respect.

Clancy, Tom

The Hunt for Red October

1986

Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, a Lithuanian who has risen to high levels of trust in the Soviet Navy, intends to defect to officers and the experimental nuclear submarine Red October.

Follett, Ken

Jackdaws

2002

D day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clairet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain’s most effective operatives in northern France. She knows that the Germans’ ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communication, and in the days before the invasion, no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe.

Coben, Harlan

Caught

2010

A 17 year old girl disapears. Her family hears nothing for three months and now everyone assumes the worst. Reporter Wendy Tynes is on a mission to identify and bring down sexual predators via atelevised sting operations. Her latest target: a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens.

Rankin, Ian

Black and Blue

1997

Rebus is jugging for cases trying to nail one killer – who might just lead back to the infamous Bible John. And he’s doing it under the scunity of an internal inquiry led by a man he has just accused of taking bribes.

Hickman, Katie

Daughters of Britannia. The Lives & Times of Diplomatic Wives

1999

Social history of the wives, daughters and sisters of men involved in diplomatic life.

Galsworthy, John

The Forsyte Saga. Book Two. In Chancery

Nobel Prize winning authors 2nd book of social satire The Forsyte Saga

Beck, Susan Elizabeth

God Loves Me. Bible

1993

Lives of 66 of the Bible’s key characters

Berry, Carmen Renee, Traeder, Tamara

Girlfriends. Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties

1995

Inspiring stories of old friends, best friends, soulmates and confidants

Newenhuyse, Elizabeth Cody

Little Book of Love Letters

1998

Collection of classic love letters

Curiks, J.

Fables, Short Stories and Poems for Teaching Speech Habits with Exercise and Topics for Conversation

1969

The Dog and The Shadow, The Fox and the Crow, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Hare and the Tortoise, Caught in His own Trap, The Monkey Detective

Clayton, Jenny

Cinderella

Mayson, Richard

Port and the Douro

1999

Origins of Wine Trade, Vineyards, Traditions and Technologies of making port

The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara’s attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. “The Egoist” dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women’s bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male bonds.

Tolkien, J. R. R.

The Lord of the Rings

1995

One volume edition

Chapman, Linda

My Secret Unicorn. Starry Skies

2007

Le Tord, Bijou

Joseph and Nellie

1986

A day in a fishing family

McMillan, Terry

Getting to Happy

2010

Sequel to “Waiting to Exhale” (1995). The novel picks up 15 years after “Waiting to Exhale” ends. The novel follows the lives of 4 African-American friends. Savannah has since married but decides to divorce her husband and be single again at the age of 51. Bernadine is now friends with her ex-husband, but feels resentment towards her ex-husband which she must learn to let go of. She also suffers from an addiction to prescription pills which she goes to rehab to confront. Gloria deals with the heart-breaking death of her husband and the marital problems of her now adult son. Robin realizes that, at fifty, she has yet to accomplish one of the goals of her life: to wear a wedding dress. She keeps trying on men like shoes until she finds one that fits, and in the meantime is busy raising her teenage daughter.

Morse, Brian

Nursery Tales

1994

The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Puss in Boots, The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, The Gingerbread Boy, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Ugly Duckling, The Elves and the Shoemaker

Van de Bogart, Doris

Introduction to the Humanities. Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Literature

1970

Summary and interpretation of the humanities (painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature) from the 5th century B.C. to present. Chronological survey of each period: Greek, Roman, medival, Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Classic, 19th century and modern.

Howell, Laura

Silly Jokes

2003

Why don’t sceletons play music in church? They have no organs.

O’Hare, Mick

Does Anything Eat Wasps? and 101 other questions

Questions and answers from “New Scientist” readers in the magazine’s “The Last Word” column.

Burler, Jon, Vincent, Bruno

Do Bats have Bullocks? and 101 more utterly stupid questions

2008

Questions and answers from “Old Git” column “Corrections and Clarifications”.

Sillitoe, Allan

Key to the Door

1961

Key to the Door is the story of a young man growing up in the grim backstreets of Nottingham, England in the 1950s. He attempts to find a way of shaking off the stifling working class expectations that are thrust upon him from all sectors of society. After leaving school for a soulless job in a cardboard factory and forced into marriage with a woman he neither loves nor respects, he is finally called up for National Service and sent to Malaya during the Emergency where he finds himself an unwilling combatant against Chinese communists, whom he thinks of more as comrades in the class struggle rather than as enemies.

The amazing and true adventures of a 400 year old boy Charlie Small. In this book you will read what to do when an arctic wolf attacks, how to defeat the cruel Puppet Master and what it feels like to be a puppet.

Henson, Way

The Dream Diary: Record and Understand Your Dreams

2005

Discover yourself by recording and translating your dreams.

Ousley, Odille, Russel, David

My Little Blue Story Book

1965

Stories in This Book: Airplanes, Come and See, Susan and Father, Come and Play, Here Is Patsy, Pony Wants Something, Here We Go, Come and Look, Cakes and Cakes, The Play Dinner, Susan Wants to Play, The Play House, We Can Play Here, The Funny House.

Headlam, Catherine

Science Encyclopedia

1993

In this book nine major subjects are covered: astronomy, chemistry, earth, sciences, electronics, life sciences, mathematics, physics, technology and biographies of important scientists.

Fox, Vanessa

Bermuda

1994

It is what lies underneath the immediate beauty of Bermuda that supermodel Talia Geek discovers on her return to the island to investigate the suspicious death of her step-brother Jonathan. As Thalia gets nearer to the truth, Jonathan becomes only the first victim in a bizzare series of mudrers.

McNab, Andy

Zero Hour

2010

When the beautiful 20 year old daughter of a Moldovian businessman goes missing, British intelligence are unusually interested in her safe return.

Prichard, Katharine Susannah

Coonardoo

1929

The novel tells the story of an Aboriginal woman who was prepared since her childhood to be a housekeeper, but falls in love and has a romance with her owner, a white man. The author explains that the book is a work of fiction, however the characters and events are representing the life of Western Australia in 1920ies.

Lewis, Martin

Money Saving Diet: The Money Diet

2005

In this book, Martin Lewis explains how to canny with your finances, and provides advice on payment of bills and ways to reduce spendings.